Advanced Mixology

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Craft beer is more than just a drink. For craft beer enthusiasts, tasting notes are a way of appreciating and sharing the complex and diverse experiences associated with different brews. Tasting notes are also useful for learning more about beer styles, ingredients, and brewing techniques.

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A Bar Above

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Who – Do they abstain from alcohol entirely, or can you use dashes of bitters , which will add a tiny amount of alcohol while upping the flavor profile? Balance – Balance is the interplay between the five basic taste elements: sweet, salty, sour, bitter, and umami. There are also non-alcoholic bitters available.

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Imbibe Magazine

MAY 12, 2024

The result is a casual atmosphere and wildly delicious cocktails—frequently featuring house-made infusions, syrups, shrubs and more—like the Cosmic Debris (bourbon, lemon, egg white, fruity pebbles, pistachio cream) or the Turin & Tonka (rye, tonka, sweet vermouth, house curacao, aromatic bitters).

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VinePair

JUNE 25, 2024

1 craft beer style in America, if not the world. In that time, we’ve seen the beer industry go from malty English IPAs to dank West Coast options — teeth-chatteringly bitter double and then triple and even quadruple IPAs — to softer, fruitier, and hazier New England-style options. Maine Beer Co.

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IPA Beer Bitters Craft Beer 140

PubClub

JANUARY 23, 2024

In the bustling landscape of modern hobbies and social gatherings, the world of craft beer stands out as a unique and vibrant community, especially among students. But what is it about craft beer that brings people together, and how do these dynamics play out among students who are enthusiasts of this booming industry?

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VinePair

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

The beer business is constantly evolving. It long ago departed from European styles to the great American lager, and then again straight into the craft beer era. But these days, the beer consumer has a more varied palate. Richie Tevlin, owner and brewmaster, Space Cadet Brewing Co.

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Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

In Palos Park, Great Lakes Beer and Bourbon Bar announced their closure after a year in operations. Cloud MN, Whit’s Craft Beer taproom closed after just ten months in business. In Wausaw, WI, Bull Falls Brewery announced their closure , and in Menominee Falls, craft beer bar Wisconsin On Tap has closed.

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Beer Craft Beer VIP Stout 130

VinePair

DECEMBER 27, 2023

If you compiled all of the headlines covering craft beer over the past 12 months and gave your summation on the state of the industry, you might grumble something about a Bob Dylan song in between sips of your Flavortown spiked fruit punch. ” —Joe Stange, managing editor at Craft Beer & Brewing Blindhouse Beer Roanoke, Va.

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Beer IPA Craft Beer Pilsner 137

Imbibe Magazine

AUGUST 26, 2024

Craft beer distorts the concept of locality. Made with Alphonso mangos native to Bhatt and Pandya’s shared home region of Gujarat, India, the cider has added hops that replicate biting into bitter mango skin. We want to live in the craft beer NA section.” A brewery’s top local trait might be its address.

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Beer IPA Wine Alcohol 272

VinePair

JUNE 20, 2024

The broad category of IPAs contains some of the most popular beers in the United States. Among them are hazy IPAs, the juicy, ultra-hoppy brews that captured the attention of American craft beer drinkers — and may never let go. Naturally, the persistence of the hazy craze has earned the New England style some animosity.

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IPA Beer Bitters Craft Beer 111

VinePair

AUGUST 15, 2024

In an old stone keep, there would be but one cask, never failing or becoming stale [but always pouring] the stuff that mimics the orange horizon: Machine House Cambridge Bitter. Kevin Davey, co-owner, Gold Dot Beer , McMinnville, Ore. My desert island beer is — and probably always will be — Sierra Nevada Torpedo.

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Beer IPA Bitters Craft Beer 119

VinePair

JANUARY 30, 2024

The best macro beers, according to brewers: Miller High Life Modelo Especial Narragansett Presidente Pacifico Coors Banquet Budweiser Guinness “It’s always going to be a (very cold!) After drinking craft beer exclusively for many years, I’ve realized that High Life is one of the most flavorful, crispy macro beers out there.

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Beer Craft Beer Pub Bottling 124

VinePair

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Take, for example, the Russian imperial stout — a beer style synonymous with the ominous jet-black, velvety, and rich brews that break through the double-digit ABV threshold. Along with sours and IPAs , Russian imperial stouts (RIS) have become one of the most coveted styles on the American craft beer market.

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Stout Craft Beer Beer IPA 98

VinePair

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Brewed in numerous substyles, the category has won over beer lovers with its hop-forward profile and tropical fruit flavors. And while the sheer number of bitter brews on the market right now might be an annoyance to some , the IPA isn’t likely to fall out of favor any time soon. percent of the overall market share.

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VinePair

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Since the dawn of craft beer, bars have played a pivotal role in the boom of American brewing. Nowhere is this more true than at the more specialized spots: the beer bars, as we know them, with their thoughtful selections across tap lines and bottle lists, and their dedication to service, atmosphere, and education.

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Cheers

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Writing this feature in 2024, I’m tempted to recycle a similar piece I did on craft beer circa 2017. It’s not uncommon to say that the whiskey industry is five to seven years behind craft beer in terms of trends. Will the industry fall into a similar trap as what has happened with craft beer?

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A Bar Above

MAY 28, 2024

Another fun idea for an experience-based gift is to take him on a distillery tour or– if he’s a beer nerd instead– local craft beer brewery tour to wherever makes his favorite brew in town. Bonus : You’re helping a business that has been hurt by the pandemic while also having a fun time out!

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VinePair

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

From ales highlighting wild yeast strains to dark Czech lagers that are an ode to a dark malt, these are the beers that brewers feel are the most underrated. British bitter. Grodziskies find a way to be both crafty and accessible to craft beer newcomers.” Chris Lohring, founder and brewer, Notch Brewing , Salem, Mass.

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Beer Stout Craft Beer IPA 124

VinePair

OCTOBER 30, 2024

To attract a broader audience of IPA drinkers, Great Lakes leaned into its geography to create a balanced, subtly sweet, not-too-bitter Midwestern IPA. As craft beer boomed, location had scant bearing on a brewery producing directional IPAs, reducing geographic callouts to shorthand for aroma and flavor.

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IPA Beer Bitters Craft Beer 116

Good Spirits News

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

recently announced the release of the first 2 offerings in its line of functional mushroom craft beers, a Six-mushroom IPA (8.8% Because the liquid extract is naturally sweet, it reduces any bitterness in the beer, improves the flavor and eliminates aftertaste. Eden’s Harvest, Inc.

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Beer IPA Craft Beer Infusions 103

VinePair

OCTOBER 2, 2024

When the American craft beer boom took off in the 1990s, it didn’t take long before we got brews that were hopped to high heaven. But in the grand scheme of beer history, hops are actually a relatively recent addition. When the Bavarian beer purity law (a.k.a. Mugwort needs to boil for a long time to get that bitterness.

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IPA Beer Bitters Craft Beer 111

VinePair

MAY 10, 2024

IPAs are still leading the charge in craft beer sales, but lagers , pilsners , and other more crushable styles are proving to be a breath of fresh air for beer enthusiasts who have grown weary of the seemingly never-ending haze craze.

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Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

JUNE 28, 2024

In business since 2017, Short Fuse has won GABF awards for their Tropical Hurt Locker and Vocal Jam beers, which helped them earn a Brewery of the Year award (2001-5000 Barrels) in 2021. Nick Teague is the owner and founder of the brewery, who got into craft beer while working in California. Talk to me about the whole process.

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Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

DECEMBER 16, 2024

revbrewchicago A post shared by @revbrewchicago I’ve updated our Chicagoland Craft Beer Map , and that was a real bummer of a “delete” button to have to press. A Forbes writer checked in with Chicago’s Beverage Tasting Institute to find out what their beers of the year are. No Bitter Pops ?

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Beer Craft Beer Bitters Wine 130

PubClub

DECEMBER 8, 2023

The menu also includes small plates, Bay Area craft beer and wine, top-shelf liquors, and a private reserve collection featuring rare vintages from prominent wineries such as California-based Stag’s Leap, Duckhorn, and Raymond Vineyard.

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Bar Zero-Proof VIP Mocktails 105

VinePair

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

A clarified mix of coconut rum , bitter bianco, blanc vermouth, and pineapple, it arrives crystal clear with a frozen disc of Campari perched atop its ice cube, to melt down slowly into a drink thats at once bitter, sweet, and vaguely tropical. Brooklyns Covenhoven is, without a doubt, one of those spots.

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Highball Stout Beer Craft Beer 70

VinePair

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Before the first round of American craft beer booms in the ‘60s, pretty much all the domestic breweries until then were founded by European immigrants who brought their skill sets to the new world. These brewers were making beers using hops varieties brought over from their native countries.

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Pilsner IPA Bitters Beer 98

VinePair

AUGUST 7, 2024

Though it wasn’t labeled as an IPA, the beer was reportedly the original example of what we now know as a West Coast IPA. Given that Aprihop hit the scene before the haze craze, it remains a great gateway beer for those who aren’t crazy about the intense bitterness of classic American IPAs.

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IPA Beer Pub Bitters 128

VinePair

OCTOBER 23, 2024

New Belgium has played a major role in shaping the craft beer industry as we know it. The original 2017 line consisted of just two beers: the Voodoo Ranger IPA and Imperial IPA. The nose dishes up a bouquet of peach rings, vanilla, and hops that keep it well within the territory of actually smelling like a beer.

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IPA Beer Pilsner Bitters 105

VinePair

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Earlier this year, Boston Beer “remastered” Boston Lager , and New Belgium sent Fat Tire’s recipe biking into the sunset, revamping the amber ale as lighter and crisper to reverse sales declines. I loved that beer I rarely bought! It’s something that we all wanted to drink and brings us back to our craft-beer roots.”

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Beer IPA Craft Beer Pilsner 111

Cocktails with Suderman

MARCH 29, 2024

These days I make a fair number of classic, no-frills Manhattans , but I mostly make them for my wife, who grew up in New York City and drank them even back in the days of Cosmos and craft beer. You can make Manhattan-style drinks with different base spirits, different modifiers, different bitters. Read more

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Good Spirits News

DECEMBER 3, 2023

This collaboration once again unites craft beer pioneer Brooklyn Brewery with bourbon icon, Kentucky-based Four Roses Distillery for their fifth annual release, now available throughout the U.S. GSN’s Remarks: A ton of vanilla on the nose, with a dry espresso-like bitterness counter balancing the sweetness.

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Stout Beer Craft Beer Bitters 82

VinePair

JULY 10, 2024

To “brew” a beer, users can simply push a button and get a standard recipe, or use sliders to adjust characteristics like bitterness and amount of alcohol. A beer sommelier with a certificate from the Doemens Academy in Munich, Roland Graber is a co-owner of Riot Act Brewing and the craft beer bar On Tap in Bern, Switzerland.

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Beer IPA Alcohol Pub 126

VinePair

JULY 3, 2024

If there’s one guiding law IPA devotees are taught at the beginning of their craft beer journey, it’s to drink their hazies fresh. That’s gonna deteriorate a beer over time,” Richardson says. But one thing these breweries haven’t defined is what “fresh” really means. It’s unavoidable.”

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IPA Beer Muddling Craft Beer 116

Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

JANUARY 12, 2024

We also want to make mention of another addition to our Chicagoland craft beer map : We originally listed the Barley Haus by Church Street as only being a taproom, but we saw a fermenter, got curious and asked the team there what was up. Ever wonder what goes into acquiring a trademark for a beer brand? They’ll love that.

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Beer Stout IPA Craft Beer 130

VinePair

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

At Askur Taproom , a brewery that features both local and international craft beers, you’ll find a wasabi-infused double IPA made. There, he’s paired wasabi paste with sesame oil, green italian bitters, and gin “to make an interesting concoction that challenges the norm of cocktail flavors.”

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Mixologist Infusions Bartender Bartending 105

PubClub

MARCH 7, 2024

Follow The Sun Lager has notes of crisp malt and a subtle hop bitterness. In sunny San Diego, Karl Strauss Brewing Company has released a craft beer called, appropriately enough, Follow The Sun Lager. AVB – has notes of crisp malt and a subtle hop bitterness and is a new core beer for the brewery.

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